Admin: 1 revision imported

2018-11-04T20:34:53Z

1 revision imported

Filedelinkerbot: Bot: Removing Commons:File:Brenda Bence.jpg (en). It was deleted on Commons by Arthur Crbz (Copyright violation, see Commons:Commons:Licensing).

2018-08-23T16:13:36Z

Bot: Removing Commons:File:Brenda Bence.jpg (en). It was deleted on Commons by Arthur Crbz (Copyright violation, see Commons:Commons:Licensing).

New page

{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Brenda Bence
| honorific_suffix =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| disappeared_date = 
| disappeared_place =
| disappeared_status =
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| body_discovered =
| resting_place =
| resting_place_coordinates = 
| monuments =
| residence = [[Singapore]]
| nationality =
| other_names =
| ethnicity = 
| citizenship =
| education = Master of Business Administration - [[Harvard University]] – Harvard Business School (1991)<ref name="Omaha"/>
| alma_mater = Nebraska Wesleyan University (1983)
| occupation = Senior executive coach, author, [[motivational speaker]]<ref>[http://annual.cfainstitute.org/66th-annual-conference/2013-speakers/ "2013 Speakers"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304100043/http://annual.cfainstitute.org/66th-annual-conference/2013-speakers/ |date=March 4, 2014 }} CFA Institute. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>
| years_active =
| employer =
| organization =
| agent =
| known_for =
| notable_works = ''Leading YOU'', ''Master the Brand Called YOU'', ''Would YOU Want to Work for YOU?'', ''Smarter Branding Without Breaking the Bank'', ''How YOU are like Shampoo'' series
| style =
| influences =
| influenced =
| home_town =
| salary =
| net_worth = 
| height = 
| weight = 
| television =
| title =
| term =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party =
| movement =
| opponents =
| boards =
| religion = 
| denomination = 
| criminal_charge = 
| criminal_penalty =
| criminal_status =
| spouse = Daniel Jackman<ref name="Omaha">{{cite news | last = Buddenberg | first = Roger | title = Thai chaos traps Neb. couple | publisher = Omaha World-Herald | date =2010-05-20 | url = http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100520/NEWS01/705209846 | accessdate = 2014-03-03 }}</ref>
| partner =
| children =
| parents =
| relatives =
| callsign =
| awards = Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, Nebraska Wesleyan University – 2003
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| signature_size =
| module =
| module2 =
| module3 =
| module4 =
| module5 =
| module6 =
| website = [http://www.BrendaBence.com Brenda Bence]
| footnotes =
| box_width =
}}
'''Brenda Bence''' is an American [[author]], senior executive coach, professional speaker and leadership branding expert.<ref>[http://www.capitalistchicks.com/?q=node/464 "Women of our World"] ''Capitalist Chicks''. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref><ref>[https://www.ubs.com/global/en/about_ubs/careers/graduate_and_intern/insight_opportunities/unlock_your_potential/singapore.html "Unlock Your Potential"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520181053/https://www.ubs.com/global/en/about_ubs/careers/graduate_and_intern/insight_opportunities/unlock_your_potential/singapore.html |date=May 20, 2014 }} UBS. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>

Bence has authored several books on leadership branding and executive coaching, including ''Leading YOU'',''Would YOU Want to Work for YOU?'', ''Master the Brand Called YOU'', ''Smarter Branding Without Breaking the Bank'', and the ''How YOU are Like Shampoo'' personal branding book series. Her books have won almost 40 national and international book awards, have also been sold in more than 15 countries. Six of them have been translated into Mandarin.

Bence is a member of the Global Speakers Federation and the Asia Professional Speakers Association where she holds the highest earned distinction of CSPGlobal and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), respectively.<ref>[http://www.globalspeakers.net/cspglobal/ "CSPGlobal"] Global Speakers Federation. Retrieved 2014-12-29.</ref><ref>[http://www.asiaspeakers.org/certified-speaking-professional-csp.html "Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220030516/http://www.asiaspeakers.org/certified-speaking-professional-csp.html |date=February 20, 2014 }} Asia Professional Speakers - Singapore. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref> She is also a member of the International Coach Federation.<ref>[http://www.icfsingapore.org/find-a-coach/credentialed-coaches/2/4/sobi2details.html "Brenda Bence"] ICF Singapore. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref><ref>[http://icfheadquarters.blogspot.sg/2012/01/power-of-three-coaching-brand-challenge.html "The "Power of Three" Coaching Brand Challenge"] International Coach Federation. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref> She has been featured by national media outlets such as ''Financial Times'', ''LA Times'', The Street.com,<ref>[http://www.thestreet.com/story/10433809/1/ten-steps-for-maximizing-local-markets.html "Ten Steps for Maximizing Local Markets"] ''The Street''. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref> ''Kiplinger’s Finance Newsletter'',<ref>[http://www.kiplinger.com/article/business/T012-C000-S001-how-grads-can-compete-in-the-job-market.html "How Grads Can Compete in the Job Market"] ''Kiplinger’s Finance Newsletter''. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref> ''Smart Money'', ''Investor’s Business Daily'', ''Women Entrepreneur'', ''Affluent'',<ref>[http://www.affluentmagazine.com/articles/article/378 "How Leaders Earn Brand-Loyalty for Life"] ''Affluent''. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref> ''Par Excellence'',<ref>[http://www.parexcellencemagazine.com/business-career-advice/business-marketing-strategy/1568-smarter-marketing-without-breaking-the-bank-part-1.html "Marketing and Business Strategy Advice For Women Business Owners from NAWBO"] ''Par Excellence''. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref> ''Personal Excellence'', and ''Leadership Excellence'' among others.<ref>[http://business.outlookindia.com/article_v3.aspx?artid=271479 "Brand Loyalty For Life"] ''Outlook Business''. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>

She is the President of Brand Development Associates (BDA) Int'l which she started in 2002. Prior to starting her own business, Bence worked at [[Procter & Gamble]] (P&G) in the USA, Europe, and Asia, and at Mead Johnson Nutrition (then a [[Bristol-Myers Squibb]] company) as Vice President of International Marketing, where she was responsible for the branding and marketing strategy across 46 countries and four continents, representing all of the markets outside the USA.<ref name="Omaha"/>

==Board positions==
* Independent Director, Member of the Audit Committee,<ref>[http://www.set.or.th/set/newsdetails.do?filename=dat/news/200907/09025462.e09&headline=Resignations%20of%20Director&type=H&symbol=GYT%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&time=1247504400000 "Resignations of Director"] Stock Exchange of Thailand. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref> Goodyear (Thailand) Public Company Ltd. 2005 - 2009<ref>[http://www.set.or.th/set/newsdetails.do;jsessionid=B82E2F1070EE413F6AA9F778C2FA44A2?type=H&time=1248764400000&filename=dat%2Fnews%2F200907%2F09026398.e09&source=GYT&headline=Appoint+new+MD%2C+Audit+Committee+and+IFA&symbol=GYT&language=en&country=US "Appoint new MD, Audit Committee and IFA"] Stock Exchange of Thailand. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>
* President's Board of Advisors (PBOA), Nebraska Wesleyan University. 2007 - 2013<ref>[http://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/about-nwu/president-s-office/president-s-board-advisors "President's Board of Advisors"] Nebraska Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>
* Co-Chair of the President's Board of Advisors, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 2010 - 2013
* American Chamber of Commerce of Thailand (AMCHAM) Board of Governors, 2005 - 2008

==Awards==
* Lincoln Northeast High School Distinguished Alumni, 2013<ref>[http://lne.lps.org/detail.html?id=3707 "LNE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI"] Lincoln Northeast High School. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>
* Grand Prize Winner - Beach Book Festival Award, New York Book Festival - 2009<ref>[http://newyorkbookfest.brinkster.net/portal/content.asp?contentid=655 "Interview with Brenda Bence, winner of the 2009 Beach Book Festival Awards."] NY Book Festival. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>
* Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, Nebraska Wesleyan University – 2003
* Young Alumni Achievement Award - Nebraska Wesleyan University – 2002<ref>[http://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/alumni-and-friends/alumni-awards/young-alumni-achievement-award "Young Alumni Achievement Award"] Nebraska Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>
* Brenda Bence and BDA International have been ranked among the top 25 Independent Consultants/Trainers/Coaches in ''Leadership Excellence''’s annual ranking of the top 500 leadership development programs in the world.<ref>[http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/doctorate-organizational-leadership/content/2012-leadership500.pdf "Leadership Excellence 2012 Leadership 500"] Pepperdine University. Retrieved 2014-3-3.</ref>
* Certified Speaking Professional-CSP award from the National Speakers Association, 2011 <ref>[http://www.espeakers.com/s/gsfd/speaker/profile/8383/Brenda-Bence "CSPGlobal"] Directory.espeakers.com. Retrieved 29 Dec 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.globalspeakers.net/cspglobal-recipients/ "CSPGlobal-GSF"] Global Speakers Federation. Retrieved 2014-12-29.</ref> <ref> [http://www.brendabence.com/media-room/news/Press%20Release%20-%20Brenda%20Bence%20CSP.pdf]
</ref>
* CSPGlobal (Certified Speaking Professional) award from the Global Speakers Federation (now known as Global Speaking Fellow), 2014 <ref>[http://www.espeakers.com/s/gsfd/speaker/profile/8383/Brenda-Bence "CSPGlobal"] Directory.espeakers.com. Retrieved 29 Dec 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.globalspeakers.net/cspglobal-recipients/ "CSPGlobal-GSF"] Global Speakers Federation. Retrieved 2014-12-29.</ref>
* Top 30 Global Guru - Coaching award from the Global Guru research company, 2017 <ref>[http://globalgurus.org/coaching-gurus-30/ "Global Gurus.Org"] World's Top 30 Coaching Professionals for 2017. Received April 2017</ref>
* Top 30 Global Guru - Brand award from the Global Guru research company, 2017 <ref>[http://globalgurus.org/brand-gurus-30/ "Global Gurus.Org"] World's Top 30 Brand Professionals for 2017. Received April 2017</ref>
* Top 30 Global Guru - Coaching award from the Global Guru research company, 2018 <ref>[http://globalgurus.org/coaching-gurus-30/ "Global Gurus.Org"] World's Top 30 Coaching Professionals for 2018. Received March 2018</ref>
* Top 30 Global Guru - Brand award from the Global Guru research company, 2018 <ref>[http://globalgurus.org/brand-gurus-30/ "Global Gurus.Org"] World's Top 30 Brand Professionals for 2018. Received March 2018</ref>

==Books==
* Bence, Brenda (2016) ''Leading YOU - The Power of Self-Leadership to Build Your Executive Brand and Drive Career Success'', Global Insight Communications, LLC. Pp 216. {{ISBN|978-1-9427-1801-7}}.
* Bence, Brenda (2014) ''Master the Brand Called YOU - The Proven Leadership Personal Branding System to Help You Earn More, Do More, and Be More at Work'', Global Insight Communications, LLC. Pp 240. {{ISBN|978-0-9825-3537-0}}.
* Bence, Brenda (2014) ''Would YOU Want To Work for YOU? How to Build an Executive Leadership Brand that Inspires Loyalty and Drives Employee Performance'', Global Insight Communications, LLC. Pp 200. {{ISBN|978-0-9825-3535-6}}.
* Bence, Brenda (2011) ''Smarter Branding Without Breaking the Bank – Five Proven Marketing Strategies You Can Use Right Now to Build Your Business at Little or No Cost''. Global Insight Communications, LLC. Pp 168. {{ISBN|978-0-9825-3533-2}}.
* Bence, Brenda (2009) ''How YOU Are Like Shampoo for Job Seekers: The Proven Personal Branding System to Help You Succeed in any Interview and Secure the Job of Your Dreams''. Global Insight Communications, LLC. Pp 280. {{ISBN|978-0979901058}}.
* Bence, Brenda (2010) ''How YOU Are Like Shampoo for College Graduates: The Complete Personal Branding System to Define, Position, and Market Yourself and Land a Job You Love''. Global Insight Communications, LLC. Pp 280. {{ISBN|978-0979901096}}
* Bence, Brenda (2008) ''How YOU Are Like Shampoo: The Breakthrough Personal Branding System Based on Big-Brand Marketing Methods to Help You Earn More, Do More, and Be More at Work''. Global Insight Communications, LLC. Pp 272. {{ISBN|978-0979901027}}.

== References ==

{{Reflist|3}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.BrendaBence.com Brenda Bence] Official site
* [http://www.BDA-Intl.com BDA International]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bence, Brenda}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Motivational speakers]]
[[Category:Harvard Business School alumni]]
[[Category:Nebraska Wesleyan University alumni]]

← Older revision	Revision as of 20:34, 4 November 2018
(No difference)

Brenda Bence - Revision history

Admin: 1 revision imported

Filedelinkerbot: Bot: Removing Commons:File:Brenda Bence.jpg (en). It was deleted on Commons by Arthur Crbz (Copyright violation, see Commons:Commons:Licensing).